Location Greater Manchester Primary outflows Chew Brook | Type Reservoir Basin countries United Kingdom | |
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Primary inflows Primary outflow Chew Valley, Greater Manchester Similar Chew Valley - Greater M, Yeoman Hey Reservoir, Dovestone Reservoir, Greenfield Reservoir, Black Chew Head | ||
Chew Reservoir is a reservoir at the head of the Chew Valley in the South Pennines part of the Peak District in Greater Manchester, England.
Map of Chew Reservoir, Oldham, UK
The reservoir scheme in the Greenfield and Chew Valleys by the Ashton Stalybridge and Dukinfield Waterworks Joint Committee commenced in 1870. Chew Reservoir was built to hold 200 million gallons of water. Intended to be a compensation reservoir, it also had a filtration plant so that it could be used for drinking water in times of drought. Completed in 1912, the reservoir was the highest constructed in England, at 1,600 feet (488 m) above sea level, until the Cow Green Reservoir in the North Pennines in Teesside was completed in 1971. The reservoir is connected to the larger Dovestone Reservoir further down the Chew Valley by the Chew Brook.